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She had descried the figure 73 of a man seated with his back against the bars of this corral.

From The Heart of Thunder Mountain by Fischer, Anton Otto

Shortly after standing away from Tarifa, we had descried it in the far distance, when it showed p. 342like a white dove brooding on its nest. 

From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry

The storm which Blackmore’s seer-like vision had descried in the blue-green auroral flutters of a couple of nights previously arrived quite on schedule.

From Down the Columbia by Freeman, Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome)

The admiral had descried two high rocks at a short distance apart, near which the water seemed smoother than at any other part.

From The Settlers A Tale of Virginia by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The chief had descried them at the same moment, if not before they saw him.

From The Story of Red Feather A Tale of the American Frontier by Ellis, Edward Sylvester